Comments on: Shooting fish: Blog Sluts

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???????4???????????????????????? | ???????is.jp — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:17:38 +0000

[...] thinkers including David Churbuck savaged the idea. But here at Forrester we’ve been thinking about it, and we’re ready [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 23:58:43 +0000

It has now been nearly 2 years since you wrote this post and I guess the debate is still going on. I am a blogger and started accepting sponsored posts after I left my job to become a full time student.
I have to say that I find your views may be too extreme. I feel that this is a revolution which has resulted in a disintermediation – a move away from the marketing firms. This has benefited ordinary yet creative bloggers, including thousands of stay-at-home mums all around the World, enabling them to earn a living.
Of course, blatant advertising will harm the credibility of the bloggers and this is something most are aware of. They risk alienating their loyal readers and that is something to think about. In my case, sponsored posts have motivated me to improve my writing and my readership has increased tremendously and I see that as positive.

By: Isobar North America » Managing the Gray Lines of Reputation

Isobar North America » Managing the Gray Lines of Reputation — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:23:43 +0000

[...] believe that monetization leads to loss of objectivity sooner or later.” He referenced David Charbuck’s post entitled “Shooting Fish: Blog Sluts”. I read David’s post and I think he has polarized the view of bloggers. It’s nice to [...]

By: Augie Ray

Augie Ray — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:51:20 +0000

David,

I found your blog post right on the money. Like you, I’ve started to unfollow people who are spamming their Twitter and RSS feeds with paid junk that has no authenticity or value.

I wanted you to know that I quoted you in an article I posted to my blog. Since Forrester has come out in support of paid blog posts, I issued a bit of a challenge to Forrester to accept a paid blog post promoting my blog on the Groundswell blog. I was surprised when they responded via a post on the Groundswell blog. Thought you might be interested.

My blog post: http://www.experiencetheblog.com/2009/08/my-paid-blog-post-on-forrester-blog.html

Forrester’s response: http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2009/08/to-augie-ray-thanks-for-the-offer-but-we-dont-take-sponsorships.html

Thanks for the interesting blog post!

By: …words » Sponsored Blog Posts and Google

…words » Sponsored Blog Posts and Google — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:38:46 +0000

[...] thinkers including David Churbuck savaged the idea. But here at Forrester we’ve been thinking about it, and we’re ready [...]

By: Ruth Seeley

Ruth Seeley — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:03:30 +0000

I finally lost it on December 17, 2008, in my comments on this blog post, after two weeks of watching the controversy hyped, fueled, blogged and tweeted by he-was-so-singled-out-for-doing-a-sponsored-post and his well-meaning but sycophantic followers:

http://www.prworks.ca/2008/12/conversations-arent-markets/

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:01:16 +0000

Oh, and here I thought I was alone in being outraged by the phenomenon. I feel SO much better now. I finally lost it on December 17, 2008, in my comments on the blog post linked to below, after two weeks of watching the blog and Twitter hype about the controversy, with the well-meaning offering up oh so many messages of support to the self serving:

http://www.prworks.ca/2008/12/conversations-arent-markets/

By: David Churbuck

David Churbuck — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:20:03 +0000

What’s your PayPal account Senor Rage?

By: RageBoy

RageBoy — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:47:13 +0000

My offer still stands for any and all marketers — send me money now and I will promise not to write about you later. I’m putting together a little list of those who refuse to comply.

By: Reputation

Reputation — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:39:39 +0000